Doctor Whooves: Family Feud

The T.A.R.D.I.S landed. The Doctor looked at Applejack with a smile.

“The T.A.R.D.I.S has landed, welcome to Ponyville, five hundred years into the past. Right through those blue doors is exactly where you asked to go. To see an old version of Ponyville.” the Doctor explained.

Applejack ran to the T.A.R.D.I.S door with excitement and opened it as fast as she could to see a newer Ponyville. Well, new to her anyway. The town was buzzing with happy ponies going about their every day lives without something going terribly wrong for once, the Doctor was shocked when he noticed he landed and nothing was going wrong for once.

“Everything looks new; this must be when Ponyville was just built.” Applejack stated.

“According to the T.A.R.D.I.S records, it has only been on Equestria's map for about twenty years, very early years for this place. Can you believe it, Applejack? Finally a place in the universe that is old fashioned and has nobody with futuristic technology trying to take over the world, Applejack, there is still hope in the olden days.” the Doctor smiled.

"What do ya mean by finally? Do old fashioned places normally have a crazy creatures with futuristic technology?" Applejack asked in confusion.

"More than you would expect actually, it's ridiculous!" the Doctor laughed.

“Ah wonder who is in charge of Ponyville at the moment. Who is they mayor?.” Applejack wondered.

“I don't know, the T.A.R.D.I.S  records don't hold everything about everything is every universe. Look a tourist spot and it has maps!” the Doctor said with strange joy.

“Why do ya want maps of Ponyville?” Applejack asked.

“Well I’ve lived in this universe, in Equestria for about a year now and I haven’t really explored much of Ponyville throughout time as well as the present, I think it's time to start, don't you agree? I'm like you, I want to learn more about Ponyville's history. Not just Ponyville's history but the hole of Equestria's, this place might be a good starting point.” the Doctor explained.

The Doctor picked up a map and carefully unfolded the tourist leaflet. It showed landmarks and tourist spots.

“Ponyville looks smaller on this map.” Applejack pointed out.

“Well of course it is, as you said, this is early days for Ponyville, not much has been built so far.” The Doctor replied.

“And look, Sweet Apple Acers! It's really far out since there ain't any buildings near it.” Applejack smiled with joy.

The Doctor looked at Applejack with a smile and giggled.

“What? What is it?” Applejack asked.

“You want to go see Sweet Apple Acers five hundred years into the past, don’t you?” the Doctor smiled.

“Yes, yes, yes, can we?” Applejack begged.

“Ha, I can read you like a book, Applejack. But yes, of course but we will have to make up a story to fool them, to make sure they don’t know we are ponies that don’t exist until five hundred years later.” the Doctor said.

“Why do we need to do that?” Applejack asked.

“Because we can’t just go over and say, Hi! I’m a time travelling pony five hundred years into your future and this is Applejack, a future member of you family.” the Doctor explained.

“Why not?” Applejack asked again.

“Because its foreknowledge, sometimes, most times, foreknowledge can be dangerous to know. Especially when you change the future in a fixed point in time.” the Doctor explained.

“How can it be dangerous?” Applejack asked once again.

“You don’t stop asking questions do you?” the Doctor chuckled.

“Ya should meet mah sister!” Applejack laughed.

“Anyway, it can be dangerous because it can change futures, for example, if you tell someone from the past bad news, they will use that foreknowledge to avoid the bad news they have been told, thus changing the future.” the Doctor explained.

"And what's a fixed point in time?" Applejack asked again, it felt like nagging.

"Ugh! A fixed point in time is a time that cannot ever be changed. It must always happen, a point in time that is not fixed is in flux and cannot be changed. But fixed points in time must always happen, no matter what. Otherwise there could be drastic consequences." the Doctor explained.

“Oh, ah see know, almost, ah guess.” Applejack smiled.

“Come on, let’s go to Sweet Apple Acers.” the Doctor said.

The Doctor and Applejack made their way to Sweet Apple Acers, while they were making their way there; they tried to think of a story to tell the residence that lived there.

“Right what are we going to say?” Applejack asked.

“I don’t know, just say we want to buy some apples, they do run an apple orchard after all.” the Doctor replied.

“Ok but what about names?” Applejack asked.

“Just base it around what you do, apple bucking, call yourself Apple Bucker or something.” the Doctor said.

“Ok, good idea, but what about you?” Applejack asked.

“I absolutely have no idea. I never thought of that, I was just going to go with the Doctor because nobody normally questions it.” the Doctor replied.

“Well your cutie mark is a hour glass, so… How about Time Turner?” Applejack asked.

“Time Turner, yes, I like it.” the Doctor smiled.

“Good, now we can get there and hopefully no pony will get suspicious of us.” Applejack laughed.

“I just have one question, Applejack. Why do ponies, when they’re born, given names that will match their cutie mark when they’re older? How do the parents know when their foal is born, they will have a cutie mark that matches their name?” the Doctor asked.

“I… I… Uh… I have never thought about that.” Applejack replied.

“Well, never mind that, we’re almost there!” the Doctor smiled.